Cost of Living in Għajnsielem, 🇲🇹 Malta - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 31, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 3 $1,122 $702 $1,235 $617 $73

Utilities 3 25 — $95 $135 $79 —

Internet & Mobile 8 10 $45 $45 $58 $38 $0

Groceries 14 15 16 17 18 19 28 $277 $329 $823 $243 $9

Transportation 5 6 7 11 $95 $135 $314 $28 $20

Dining Out 20 22 23 25 32 $898 $370 $595 $152 $67

Leisure Activities 3 21 27 30 $224 $146 $2,854 $114 $28

Health Insurance 12 $67 $101 $314 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 13 $37 $37 $75 — —

Total $2,765 $1,960 $6,403 $1,271 $199

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $701.54 $561 – $842 per month

Coworking Space 4 $224.49 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 $1,122.46 $954 – $1,403 per month

Coliving Space 1 $617.35 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 23 $3.09 per cup

Beer 22 $5.05 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 32 $14.03 per meal

Fast Food Combo 20 $5.05 per meal

Apples 28 $3.31 per kg

Bread 15 $1.57 per loaf

Milk 14 $1.54 per liter

Rice 16 $6.50 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 $13.46 per kg

Beef 18 $12.29 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 $8.97 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 25 32 $71.28 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 29 $1.18 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 5 $3.93 per trip

Taxi per km 5 $1.80 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 6 7 $2.34 per month

Gasoline 11 $1.50 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 5 $13.92 per trip

Scooter Rental 33 $280.62 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $13.46 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $31.42 per month

Gym Membership 3 $50.51 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 30 $7.48 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $6.72 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 21 $11.11 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 25 $93.60 per pair

Summer Dress 31 $41.52 per dress

Running Shoes 25 $141.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 25 $11.20 per visit

Laundry 34 $3.37 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 26 $16.84 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 25 $8.15 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 31, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Valletta, Birkirkara, Hanoi, Valencia

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1387.79 1122.46
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 751.72 701.54
- Apples 2.31 3.31
- Beef 16.19 12.29
- Beer 3.47 5.05
40 more changes
- Bread 1.73 1.57
- Chicken Fillets 9.25 13.46
- Cinema Ticket 10.41 11.11
- Coffee 2.89 3.09
- Coliving Space 925.19 617.35
- Coworking Space 173.47 224.49
- Dining Out local 69.39, nomad 1040.84, expat 289.12, family 462.6, tourist 57.82 local 151.53, nomad 897.97, expat 370.41, family 594.9, tourist 67.35
- Doctor Visit (GP) 34.69 16.84
- Fast Food Combo 9.25 5.05
- Gasoline 1.62 1.5
- Groceries local 231.3, nomad 115.65, expat 346.95, family 809.55, tourist 0 local 242.68, nomad 277.38, expat 329.31, family 823.4, tourist 8.98
- Gym Membership 46.26 50.51
- Haircut 20.82 11.2
- Health Insurance local 34.69, nomad 69.39, expat 92.52, family 231.3, tourist 5.78 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 101.02, family 314.29, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 578.25, nomad 1040.84, expat 693.9, family 1156.49, tourist 115.65 local 617.35, nomad 1122.46, expat 701.54, family 1234.71, tourist 72.96
- Internet & Mobile local 28.91, nomad 46.26, expat 57.82, family 57.82, tourist 0 local 38.14, nomad 44.88, expat 44.88, family 58.33, tourist 0.24
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 40.48 31.42
- Jeans 69.39 93.6
- Laundry 9.25 3.37
- Leisure Activities local 34.69, nomad 289.12, expat 69.39, family 115.65, tourist 23.13 local 114.37, nomad 224.48, expat 145.91, family 2854.42, tourist 28.06
- Meal (Inexpensive) 13.88 14.03
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 57.82 71.28
- Milk 1.39 1.54
- Mobile Plan 23.13 13.46
- Monthly Transport Pass 40.48 2.34
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.56 8.15
- Rice 2.08 6.5
- Ride-hailing (5km) 11.56 13.92
- Running Shoes 92.52 141
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 11.56 6.72
- Scooter Rental 28.91 280.62
- Summer Dress 40.48 41.52
- Taxi Start 5.78 3.93
- Taxi per km 1.73 1.8
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 17.35 7.48
- Transportation local 34.69, nomad 57.82, expat 115.65, family 289.12, tourist 23.13 local 28.16, nomad 95.41, expat 134.7, family 314.29, tourist 20.2
- Utilities local 80.95, nomad 0, expat 92.52, family 138.78, tourist 0 local 78.57, nomad 0, expat 95.41, family 134.7, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 34.69, family 57.82 local 0, nomad 37.42, expat 37.42, family 74.83
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.93 1.18
- Wine (Mid-range) 13.88 8.97
Fix pass after the batch's independent check — Internet (60 Mbps+) 43.75 → 31.42 and Internet & Mobile local 50.48 → 38.14, nomad and expat 57.21 → 44.88, family 70.67 → 58.33 re-anchored to the current GO Boost Mix 300 Mbps home pack at €27.99/month, the 2024 bundle PDF no longer showing the old price (go.com.mt); Apartment (1 bedroom) 701.65 → 701.54, Housing expat 701.65 → 701.54, Utilities family 134.71 → 134.70, Groceries local 242.70 → 242.68, nomad 277.41 → 277.38, expat 329.34 → 329.31, family 823.48 → 823.40, Transportation local 28.15 → 28.16 and expat 134.71 → 134.70, Dining Out nomad 898.08 → 897.97, Leisure Activities local 114.38 → 114.37, nomad 224.49 → 224.48, expat 145.92 → 145.91, Visa & Legal Fees family 74.84 → 74.83 corrected to match their per-profile formulas exactly at the prep exchange rate; Health Insurance expat and family relabelled as borrowed from the mt/valletta national plan levels (maltaexpat.com, safetywing.com, go.com.mt)

Għajnsielem cost of living